From September 2024, we have adopted the Coventry & Warwickshire Religion and Worldviews Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education. This syllabus requires schools to make a shift from the ‘World Religions Paradigm’. The approach to teaching RE moves beyond an assumed set of beliefs and practices, to a religion and worldviews approach which recognises and explores the nuances of individual and communal worldviews which may, or may not, have some alignment with organised worldviews such as religious traditions.

We use ‘Big Questions’ to challenge and engage children to develop their communication and debating skills alongside their knowledge and to apply what they have learnt to their own lives. Themes of Believing, Living and Expressing are explored. The ‘Big Questions’ link through different threads and are planned to build children’s knowledge and skills as they progress through school.